Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-05

performance Rb-th would have
drawn a SsOs0 house in Spring
field il he had appeared here
this month. and have no doubt there
would have seen more clear profit in Il
than in many Of his nights in the large
cities. simply hgS,ause the expenses arr SO
much smaller Ia putting play on In a
small city than ia large one.
When Booth played here the last time,
he Travelled In his own >umptuous palace
car, in which he sleeps enjoys the meals
prepared by his artistic French c"ok. and
lives He was accompanied by his lovely
daughter and the father and daughter t'r-
loved a long stroll out Limestone street fOr
the sake OF exercise. The tragedian made
il a point to take a long walk every day. no
matter what the weathcr. \ number of
Springfield ShakSpearian >tgdeuIs and drs-
matte enthusiasts enjoyed some of the
Booth performances Ia Cincinnati this
week. Il
How many Of our readers have seen the
lake at Fernclif7 Beyond all question the
pretticSt the prctti,>t thing Ia the way nf
landscape gardening IN Springfield i this
new lake In trruClIf cemetery. As - few
persons NiS; the cemetery In the winter,
and late fall. the beauty Of this lake viii
b. surprise Ia thousands of
citizens VINO only visit the cemetery
during afternoon and Sunday Ntrolls IN the
summer months. The lake = not quite
auiSn,sd. but when the nul,lsug touches
are added. and ''fic,Sy-WinE-d swans are
seen gliding Ger tnS bosom Of the placid
lake." 1t will br the most beautiful feature
Of b-autIiuI Frrucl!d-
The lake J. almost exactly the shape Of
nitrd States shield and i over half
square in length. The water J. supplied
hy pipes and the lake i clear a. crystal.
The banks are steep and nye OF six feet
high. being >pided carefully. \ gravel
walk will run entirely aruund the lake and
will make A lovely Promenade IN summer.
An island la the center ha. a shape similar
Ia that ~ the lake itself An old soldier
said the other day- Il should like to >rr
that island occupied with a brisht-cpiorcsi
tioral design tn living Plant~->om" appru-
pirate national desiSG With the red.
white and blue The lake j. the
shape Of United States shield, and
with a bright floral design on the island IT,
beauty would be- complete. At the Soldiers
Home In DAYTON. last wear. notictd a bed
ut flowers planted - that the various col
or II the flowers made tine portrait Of
the different varieties carefully clipped {"
the proper proportions necessary for the
,,re~,.rv alton ot the likeness, and the whole
formed an exquisite example Of floral art.
Th.re were also copies Of a C.. \. K badge
and other designs, all in living flowers. and
all eN4uisiir.y beautiful. \ weil-kcPt floral
design of this Kind would make a beautiful
addition a. the lake
The lake has DOW bcrn made Ia hold
water perfectly. AMI viii probably be
stocked with goldfish in the summer. The
perfect curves Of beauty of the sides will
make an exquisite picture. mirrurcd In the
crystal depths Of the lake when the sod gets
IL >prug yrrdUre The credit Of the lake
and the idea Of building 1t belongs To that
gubiic-sp.rited citizen, Mr.. q. ;. Kelly. II
you want 10 see something pretty, go and
look a, Ferkciiif lake.
Very handsome color-i Autographs giving
a hir,ls'-eye view Of the Soldiers Home,
DAYTON. with all it, various features, have
h.en issued. Onr % the Autographs framed.
attention In F4,a tin. rai,s